Life-or-death situation Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PERIL Life-or-death situation (5) USA Today Jun 25, 2017
3% ATOP Situated on (4) Newsday Oct 9, 2025
3% OBIT Death notice (4) Commuter Oct 9, 2025
3% LOCATE Situate or place (6) (6) Mirror Classic Oct 9, 2025
3% CRISIS Emergency situation (6) Newsday Oct 8, 2025
3% BIO Life story (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 6, 2025
3% EASE Carefree life (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 6, 2025
3% DEFYING Death-___ (7) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
3% TIEGAME No-win situation (7) Newsday Oct 3, 2025
3% PROBLEM Difficult situation (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Oct 3, 2025

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